Curriculum Vitae for Reynolds, Jennifer Fiona

Biographical Profile Interest Background International Activity Professional Preparation Memberships & Professional Activities Positions & Appointments Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

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Dr. Jennifer Fiona Reynolds
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Reynolds, Jennifer Fiona

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I am a Linguistic Anthropologist who studies the nexus of language, power, and performance as it pertains to the reproduction of social life in families and communities. I am a specialist in language ideology, and the anthropology of childhood, with area specialization in Latin America and the United States.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Anthropology
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research, Teaching
Countries
Guatemala
Description
I have conducted longitudinal ethnographic research in cultural and linguistic anthropological work in Guatemala spanning three ethnolinguistic regions - Kaqchikel, K'ichee' and Mam language communities.
Institution/Entity
Since 2016 I have been working in collaboration with colleagues in Guatemala's Ministry of Education.
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Extended Residence in Foreign Country
No
Speaks Non-English Language
Yes (Spanish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Kaqchikel)

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Anthropology of childhood, language socialization, language ideology, performance, transborder migration
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Linguistic Anthropology

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
2002 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California PhD Anthropology
1995 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California MA Anthropology
1993 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa BA Anthropology (conferred with highest distinction)
1993 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Major Certificate Latin American Studies

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
11/2011 - 11/2016 Membership Board Member Society for Visual Anthropology section of the American Anthropological Association
Membership American Anthropological Association
Membership American Ethnological Society
Membership Anthropology of Children & Childhood Interest Group
Membership Society for Cultural Anthropology
Membership Guatemalan Scholars Network
Membership International Pragmatics Association
Membership Latin American Studies Association
2005 Professional Activity First-Year Reading Experience Undergraduate University Service
2005 - 2011 Professional Activity Graduate Admission Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2005 - 2011 Professional Activity Coordinator of Colloquium Committee Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2005 Professional Activity South Carolina Anthropology Student Conference Organizing Committee Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2005 - 2006 Professional Activity Admissions Committee, Member The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2006 - 2008 Professional Activity Graduate Program Planning Committee Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2006 - 2007 Professional Activity Search Committee – Sociolinguistics Position The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2006 Professional Activity Faculty Judge, Graduate Student Day Graduate School
2006 - 2009 Professional Activity Faculty Senate Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2006 - 2007 Professional Activity Qualifying Exam Committee The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2007 Professional Activity Reviewed Magellan Scholarship Proposals Undergraduate University Service
2007 - 2008 Professional Activity Search Committee – Latino Health Disparities Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2008 Professional Activity Search Committee – Nationalism & Separatism Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2008 - 2009 Professional Activity Research Space Committee The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2009 - 2010 Professional Activity Colloquium Planning Committee The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2009 - 2010 Professional Activity Admissions Committee, Member The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2009 Professional Activity Faculty Judge, Graduate Student Day Graduate School
2009 Professional Activity Awards Committee The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
09/2010 - Present Professional Activity Tenure & Promotion Committee Member Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2010 Professional Activity Search Committee – Psycholinguistics Position The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2010 - 2011 Professional Activity Admissions Committee, Chair The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2011 Professional Activity Search Committee, Chair – Linguistic Anthropology Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2011 Professional Activity Carolina Core Specialty Team Member: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding – Foreign Language University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC / College of Arts & Sciences
11/2012 - 11/2015 Professional Activity Co-Contributing Editor Anthropological News – SVA Column American Anthropological Association
2012 - 2014 Professional Activity Colloquium Planning Committee The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2012 Professional Activity Fulbright Campus Evaluation Committee Graduate School
2012 - 2013 Professional Activity Search Committee – Clinical Faculty Language Arts and Literacy Education College of Education
07/2013 - Present Professional Activity Tenure &Promotion Committee, Chair Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2013 - 2014 Professional Activity Admissions Committee, Chair The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2013 Professional Activity Ad hoc reviewer for the Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) Fellowship Committee Graduate School
2013 - 2014 Professional Activity Graduate Admission Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2014 - 2015 Professional Activity Assessment Committee, Chair The Linguistics Program University of South Carolina
2014 - 2015 Professional Activity Graduate Director Department of Anthropology University of South Carolina
2015 Professional Activity Carolina Core Evaluator: Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding – Social Science University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC / College of Arts & Sciences
11/2016 - 11/2019 Professional Activity Board Member at Large Society for Linguistic Anthropology

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
2001 - 2002 Pre-Doctoral Researcher, The School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
2002 - 2003 Post-Doctoral Researcher, The School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
2003 - 2004 Adjunct Faculty, The School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
1998 Visiting Professor, Facultad de Humanidades, La Universidad Rafael Landivar, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2001 Award Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Award UCLA
2012 Award Ruth Benedict Global Citizenship Award The Center for Public Anthropology
1993 Fellowship Department of Anthropology UCLA
1994 Fellowship Department of Anthropology UCLA
1998 Fellowship Department of Anthropology UCLA
2000 Fellowship Dissertation Year Fellowship UCLA
2001 Fellowship Dissertation Year Fellowship UCLA
1993 Honor Collegiate Scholar The University of Iowa
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